Reel for eyeglasses.



G. N. HINER.

REEL FOB. EYEGLASSES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 912.

Patented Aug. 27, 1912.

INVENTORI WITNESSES ATTORNEY CHARLES N. HINER, OF STAUNTGN, VIRGINIA...

REEL FOR EYEGLASSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 15, 1912. Serial No. 697,537.

To all whom it may concern citizfen of the United States, residing at Staunton, in the county of Augusta and State ofVirginia, have invented a new and useful Reel for Eyeglasses, of which the following is a specification.

i provided at the bottom with registering" Be it known that I, CHARLES E. HINER, a 1 openings 5 and 6 for the passage of a cord The invention relates to improvements in g reels for eyeglasses.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of reels tor eyelasses and to rovide a siln )le lllBXliiilk l 7 1 l 'sive and efficient eyeglass reel of strong and durable construction, equipped with a clutch controlled spring actuated drum, and adaptprovide an eyeglass reel of this character,

adapted to permit the spring to wind up slowly a chain or cord attached to the eyeglasses without requiring a succession of quick jerks to secure such result.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended; it being understood that vari- 0115 changes in the fOI'lTl,1)1'0l)()l'll )ll,$l75@ and minor details of construction. within the scope of the claims, may be resorted to wit h out departing from the spirit or tszulllililllti 5 any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawing:--F igure l is a rear clevation of an eyeglass reel, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same.

40 Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 33 of-Fig. 2. Fig. i is a similar View on the line 4- l of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view, taken similar to Fig. l, but showing another position of the ratchet plate and the balls. 1

59 illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the eyeglass reel is equipped with a casing preferably composed of front and rear approximately cylindrical sections, and 2, having peripheral portions 3 nd 0f uniform width fitted together, s clearlv illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing, and

l l l or chain 4''. The sections 1 and of the casing are preferably retained in place through frictional engagement in order to afford ready access to the interior of the eyeglass reel, but they may be ot-any other preferred construction and be secured together in any desired manner. The casing is provided at its back with an attaching pin 8, pivoted 'at one end by arivet 9, or other suitable fastening device between a pair of projecting cars it). and having its other end'engaged with an approximatelv hook-shaped keeper ll. 'lhc cars 10 preferably consist of a bifurcated stud or piece,

soldered or otherwise secured to the rear section of the casing, and the keeper 11 is preferably fixed to the rear section in a similar manner. The rear section of the casing is provided with a central opening receiving a reduced portion l2 of a center post 13, which is headed at the outer face of the rear section, whereby it is rigidly secured to the same. Tie center post is provided with a rear polygonal portion is and a front round portion 1.5 of less diameter than the ,rear polygonal portion 14 and receiving a rotary drum, which fits against the shoulder formed by the front end of the polygonal portion. The rotary drum is composed of a cylindrical body 16 and a cylindrical section 17 fitted on the peripheral portion of the cylindrical body and extending rear \vardly beyond the same, the cylindrical section 1'? being of greater width than the cylindrical body to provide a space or recess for the reception of a clutch plate or dish l8. The cylindrical body 16 is. provided with a central opening it) through which the round portion 15 of the center post passes, and the drum is retained on the cen ter post by means of a llat coiled spring so. having its inner end secured in a slot or bifurcation ill of the said post and provided at its outer end with a hook 252, which engages an inwardly projecting tongue or portion 23 of the drum. The tongue 23 is integral with the peripheral portion of the cylindrical body and is formed by partially severing the metal and handing the same inwardly. as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. The spring, which actnates the drum, is received Within the cylindrical body of the same. The cylindrical body is provided with an annular peripheral flange Elli'f portion, and i i love i or ohm 1 the no plain or k l opening Yil} re Whirl: in p l n: n'nvnlwl "join; 1%? ol illkj if llna rinlinlly (9:? I

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V i on. the my .jronl ivilih an siitwin'illy o )USl hired to the casing and having a milled portion and providlacl with a f. porlimn :i drum mounted. on l norlion of lilo center post and Q a. oylhnlricnl. body provided at :nding Pe l flange, and n, ryliznlrical section U lElliCLll hml and hiring of (he phi ni 1 l. q l Milli g.

1}. Lin: cylindrical rangpol within the cylindrical body and having its terminals] connected, respectively, with the center post and with the peripheral portion of the said body, a clutch disk arranged within the rearwardly projecting portion of the said cylindrical section of the drum and having an opening receiving the polygonal portion of the centerpost, a ball operating within the said opening and arranged to engage with the polygonal portion of the center post to stop the drum, and a flexible con- CHARLES N. HINER.

\Vitnesses S. B. STEPHENSON,

FRED O. HINER. 

